For the theme of home I thought of a place from a book I read a long time ago. It was the main reason I had always dreamed of visiting Prince Edward Island. So when I went there the first place I wanted to go was to Green Gables, home of Anne Shirley, Marilla and Matthew. Along the way I even saw a road sign that featured Green Gables.
These flowers from Prince Edward Island are a reminder that spring will be here soon…
What a lovely house, and roll on spring!
It was very charming, and I can’t wait for spring!
Oh how I love Green Gables. I have my mother’s book she received as a young girl. What a lovely post today, a respite from our bleak cold snow. Thanks for sharing Meg.
You’re welcome! Being at Green Gables is an extra special experience when you have read the books too… :)
Lovely house, and those spring flowers are really pretty.
It’s a delightful place to visit and the gardens are beautiful!
The house is indeed very beautiful. Sign was in English and French!
Green Gables is a beautiful place, and it was interesting seeing signs in both languages!
Such a pretty post…..the colours of those flowers whisper promises of spring :-)
Thank you – I felt hopeful for spring when I saw those flowers!
How beautiful The flowes are so nice for the house
Thanks – I thought they were nice too!
Lovely pictures, Meg! The pictures are making me pine for the greenery of spring!
I’m really looking forward to seeing greenery soon – and thanks!
Oh! I can’t wait to visit there one day. It does look so very homey. : )
You really do feel at home there, especially when you love the Anne of Green Gables books!
Beautiful post, as always! Green Gables… :)
Thank you Amy! Green Gables is a simply charming place… :)
One of my favourite books. Thanks for the house photo :)
You’re welcome – it’s one of my favorites too!
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I love Anne of Green Gables! I would want to see it too one day! :-)
I hope you get to see it – Green Gables is very special when you’ve read the books!
This makes me want to read Anne of Green Gables again!
I’d like to read it again too so I can relive all her adventures!
How I loved that novel…beautiful post!
Thank you – it’s one of my all-time favorite books too!
Beautiful flowers!!
They reminded me that spring is a lovely time of the year!
… on my bucket list! It’s just so beautiful!
Great choice! I hope you’ll get to go there… :)
Fabulous flowers – so cheering.
They really are fresh and cheerful!
What a lovely place.
I thought so too – it was truly delightful!
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Beautiful photos. Spring is great….but not looking forward to summer!
Thank you – spring is one of my favorite times of the year too!
I really want to see Green Gables one day. It was my favourite book growing up as it was my mom’s and my daughter’s as well. We are three generations of Anne Shirley fans. My Mom finally got to see it when Dad took her there for their 50th anniversary.
That’s so wonderful that you have three generations of kindred spirits! Prince Edward Island has so many Anne places too – and Green Gables is definitely the place to start… :)
Green Gables is special! You found the perfect photo to illustrate “home,” Meg. And those flowers do give us hope for spring. Even in my very temperate zone, I still long for the color and feel of spring! :-)
Thank you so much Debra! I thought those flowers were so cheery and bright they looked like spring to me… :)
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Seeing the home with the door wide open transported me into the simpler but harsher way of life. I felt like there is a cup of tea waiting for me inside the home. Thank you for the time-warp, Meg. You really should gather your photos for a book to publish…with your commentary and the loving photos, you have a hit !!
I really appreciate your thoughts! Green Gables is very special to me and all the pictures I have from there have wonderful memories… :)
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Being Canadian I have never read the Anne Books (shame on me), but I visited the house as a child. Funny I just downloaded this book for free yesterday though ;) Even in China people know about Anne of Green Gables. We have book week each year at school and each year someone dresses up like Anne. Must be another Canadian student, someone who read the books or someone who visited Prince Edward Island.
It truly is a timeless story and well worth reading – and what a coincidence that you just downloaded it too!
Yes looking forward to reading it. :)
I may have to read it again too!
We can compare notes ;)
I loved Anne of Green Gables too. And this house is stunning. Looks like the perfect place to settle in for an afternoon of writing.
It was a delightful house, just as you would have imagined from the book! And I like the idea of writing there… :)
Fantastic!
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Great photos, Meg! Oh wow! Always wanted to visit Green Gables! How lovely to live vicariously through you for now!
Thank you! I hope you get to see it sometime – it’s really wonderful… :)
I went there as a kid in 1967! It hasn’t changed a bit. Great post.
Thank you – Green Gables is such a special place I’m glad to know it still looks the same!
My favorite movies and books! Thanks for helping us visit there until we actually can go!
You’re welcome! Prince Edward Island is very beautiful and you can sense Anne’s presence wherever you go… :)
I’m not sure why I never read Anne of Green Gables. You’ve inspired me to find a copy and make up for lost time. Lovely pictures, Meg!
Thank you! I think you’ll really like this book – it’s a true classic… :)
I live in Canada (although it is on the Western side of this massive country), have visited most of the provinces in this wonderful country and I have read all of the series… but have not had to chance to visit PEI yet and ultimately Anne of Green Gables’ home. It is definitely on my to do in the near future list. Thanks for this tribute to a wonderful Canadian historical landmark! ~Thea
You’re welcome! It was a wonderful experience going to PEI and Green Gables is so special…. I hope you get to go there soon!
Ooh, I can feel gardening mode beginning to kick in! Lovely pics.
Thanks – I’m really looking forward to spring!
Thanks for liking my UP Challenge photos. I like your blog. This post about PEI is interesting. I was there once when I was a young girl. I don’t remember much. We also traveled around New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. I don’t think we stayed in one place long enough to know it well.
You’re welcome and I like reading about your upcoming trip! I’d always wanted to go to PEI so I tried to remember everything about it while I was there. I’d like to see Nova Scotia next time… :)